the figures of Haaland's new XXL contract, who would be the highest paid player on the planet

According to the Daily Mail, Erling Haaland would receive a little less than a million pounds (or 1.18 million euros) per week thanks to his contract extension until 2034 made official on Friday by Manchester City. A tidy sum.

Erling Haaland hit the jackpot. The day after the very long extension until 2034 of the 24-year-old striker at Manchester City, the English press revealed a little more about the underside of this incredible signing for a nine and a half year contract, which would be unimaginable In France.

Described as “one of the most lucrative contracts in the history of sport” by The Athletic, this new deal, which would not contain a release clause according to the British media (As ensures the opposite in Spain), would simply of the Norwegian giant the highest paid footballer on the planet, not counting external sponsorships, according to the indiscretions of the Daily Mail.

Nearly a million per week

Including the salary and the various bonuses (image rights, almost guaranteed bonuses), the amount would not quite reach one million pounds sterling (1.18 million euros) per week, but almost.

When he arrived at Manchester City in 2022, Erling Haaland received a total of 865,000 pounds per week (around 1 million euros), with these additional bonuses, recalls the British media. The new salary of the striker with 111 goals with the sky blue jersey would therefore be between this sum and the million, received every week for almost ten years. We'll do the math for you: close to 500 million euros until the end of his contract in 2034.

“I'm super proud and happy to stay here, it was an easy decision. I feel at home here. I'm really happy to have signed my new contract and to be able to look forward to spending even more time at this great club.” , declared the young father Friday after the officialization.